Department of the Interior and Local Government
Website: https://dilg.gov.ph/
Address: DILG Central Office, EDSA corner, Quezon Ave, Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. No.: (02) 8876-3454
Functions:
- Issue policies and guidelines to ensure sustained implementation of the provisions of the Act and its IRR, which include strengthening the Barangay Council for the Protection of Children and Sangguniang Committee on Women and Family;
- Conduct IEC programs such as, but not limited to, education and information campaign and seminars or symposia on the nature, cause, incidence, and consequences of such violence, particularly towards educating the LGUs, including barangay and its employees, on the social impacts of VAWC;
- In coordination with the IACVAWC, formulate programs and projects to effectively implement Anti-VAWC law, including but not limited to the following:
- Conduct a massive information and education campaign on the law;
- Development/issuance of supplemental guidelines/standards;
- Ensure the continuous capacity-building activities for its employees as well as the local officials and staff;
- Monitor implementation of the Act in the LGUs to ensure full compliance; and
- Utilize its training and education arms, such as the Philippine Public Safety College and the Local Government Academy, for their continuing training and capacity-building on Anti-VAWC and other related laws.
